IV11 A. HUMAN RIGHTS 1 11. a) Amendment to article 43 (2) of the Convention on the Rights of the
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New York, 12 December 1995
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ENTRY INTO FORCE 18 November 2002, in accordance with article 50(2). REGISTRATION: 18 November 2002, No. 27531.
STATUS: Parties: 143.
TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2199, p. 210; Doc. CRC/SP/1995/L.1/Rev.1.
Note: The amendment was proposed by the Government of Costa Rica and circulated by the Secretary-General under cover of depositary notification C.N.138.1995.TREATIES-3 of 22 May 1995 in accordance with article 50 (1) of the Convention. The Conference of the States Parties, convened by the Secretary-General in accordance with article 50 (1) of the Convention, adopted the amendment on 12 December 1995 which was subsequently approved by General Assembly in Resolution No. 155 of 21 December 1995.
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Participant
Acceptance(A), Succession(d)
Algeria ...21 Jan 1998 A Andorra ...17 Jan 1997 A Argentina ... 2 Mar 1999 A Austria ... 1 Feb 2002 A Bahamas ...23 Oct 2001 A Bahrain...13 Jun 2000 A Bangladesh ...23 Apr 1997 A Belarus ...23 Sep 2003 A Belgium ...29 Jun 2004 A Belize ...15 Dec 2000 A Bhutan ...17 Mar 1999 A Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ...15 Mar 1999 A Botswana ... 6 Mar 2002 A Brazil ...26 Feb 1998 A Brunei Darussalam ...28 Jun 2000 A Bulgaria ...25 Jun 1999 A Burkina Faso ...26 Jul 1999 A Cambodia ...12 Aug 1997 A Cameroon ... 5 Oct 2001 A Canada ...17 Sep 1997 A Chad ...16 May 2002 A Chile ...19 Aug 1997 A China ...10 Jul 2002 A Colombia ...31 Jan 1997 A Congo...28 Feb 2000 A Costa Rica ...12 Feb 1997 A Côte d'Ivoire ...25 Sep 2001 A Croatia ...26 May 1998 A Cuba ...23 Oct 1996 A Cyprus ...20 Sep 2001 A Czech Republic ...23 May 2000 A Democratic People's Republic of Korea .23 Feb 2000 A
Participant
Acceptance(A), Succession(d)
Participant
Acceptance(A), Succession(d)
Kuwait ... 9 May 2003 A Kyrgyzstan ...31 May 2000 A Lao People's Democratic Republic ...22 Sep 1997 A Latvia ...15 Nov 2005 A Lebanon ...14 Jul 2000 A Lesotho ...12 Nov 2001 A Liberia ...16 Sep 2005 A Libya ...24 Sep 2004 A Liechtenstein ...21 Jan 2000 A Lithuania ...27 Mar 2002 A Luxembourg ...11 Jul 2000 A Malaysia ...19 Aug 2002 A Maldives ... 2 Nov 1998 A Mali ... 4 Mar 1999 A Malta ... 1 May 1997 A Mauritania ...20 Aug 1999 A Mauritius ...25 Aug 1999 A Mexico ...22 Sep 1997 A Monaco ...26 May 1999 A Mongolia ...19 Dec 1997 A Montenegro1 ...23 Oct 2006 d Morocco ...27 Jan 1997 A Mozambique ... 4 Mar 1999 A Myanmar ... 9 Jun 2000 A Namibia ...11 Dec 2001 A Netherlands2 ... 4 Dec 1996 A New Zealand3 ...16 Jun 2000 A Nicaragua ...23 Jan 2003 A Niger ...24 Oct 2001 A Norway ...24 Feb 2000 A Oman ...16 Oct 2002 A Pakistan ...19 Jan 2000 A Palau ...26 Apr 2002 A Panama... 5 Nov 1996 A Paraguay ...12 Dec 2003 A Peru ...26 Jan 2000 A Philippines ...14 Jan 1998 A Poland ... 2 Sep 1999 A Portugal ...29 Jun 1998 A Qatar ... 5 May 1999 A Republic of Korea ... 3 Feb 1999 A
Participant
Acceptance(A), Succession(d)
Republic of Moldova ...30 Jan 1998 A Romania ... 3 Oct 2002 A Russian Federation ... 1 May 1998 A Rwanda ...19 Sep 2001 A Samoa ...22 Mar 2002 A San Marino ...10 Oct 2000 A Saudi Arabia ...30 Jun 1997 A Senegal ... 5 Nov 2003 A Serbia ... 4 Oct 2001 A Sierra Leone ...27 Nov 2001 A Singapore ...29 Mar 2000 A Slovakia ...29 Jul 1999 A South Africa ... 5 Aug 1997 A Spain ...13 Jan 1998 A Sri Lanka ...29 Feb 2000 A Sudan ... 9 Apr 2001 A Suriname ...23 May 2002 A Swaziland ...17 Jan 2002 A Sweden ...17 Oct 1996 A Switzerland ... 2 Dec 1997 A Syrian Arab Republic ...16 Jun 2000 A Thailand ...30 Apr 1998 A The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia ...16 Oct 1996 A Togo ...19 Jun 1996 A Trinidad and Tobago ... 1 Nov 1996 A Tunisia ...29 Mar 2001 A Turkey ... 9 Dec 1999 A Uganda ...27 Jun 1997 A Ukraine ... 3 Jul 2003 A United Arab Emirates ...11 Nov 1997 A United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland ...17 Jul 1997 A Uruguay ...17 Feb 1999 A Uzbekistan ...25 Apr 1997 A Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ... 2 Nov 1998 A Viet Nam ...11 Jan 2000 A Yemen ... 3 Apr 1997 A Zambia ... 9 Aug 2000 A Zimbabwe ...27 Aug 2002 A
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See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
2 For the Kingdom in Europe. On 17 December 1997: the
Netherlands Antilles. On 18 December 2000: Aruba. See also
note 2 under “Netherlands” regarding Netherlands Antilles in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
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